KMBC 9's Stephanie Ramos shows what life is like for children who crossed into the United States from the southern border without documents or parental supervision. Many are staying in military bases in Oklahoma, Texas and California.

WILL ARRIVE ON SATURDAY. I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT IT IN MORE DETAIL COMING UP. HUNDREDS OF CENTRAL AMERICAN UNACCOMPANIED MINORS. STEPHANIE RAMOS, FACE-TO-FACE WITH CHILDREN AT AN OKLAHOMA BASE TODAY. SHE HAS AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT THE CRISIS AT THE BORDER. HERE AT FORT SILL I GOT A FIRSTHAND LOOK AT THE TEMPORARY SHELTER FOR MORE THAN THE THOUSAND UNDOCUMENTED MINORS WHO HAVE COME INTO THE U.S. WITHOUT AN ADULT. THERE ARE TWO OTHER SHELTERS, ONE IN CALIFORNIA AND ONE IN TEXAS. YOU CAN SEE THE KIDS, EXERCISING, DOING ARTS AND CRAFTS, BIBLE STUDY, AND EVEN TAKING CLASS IN ENGLISH AND MATH. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I SAW HERE AT FORT SILL. GROUPS OF KID BEING LED BY SOMEONE FROM THE STAFF. I ASKED THEM HOW ARE THEY ALL IN SPANISH AND THEY TOLD ME GOOD, WITH A SMILE. BUT WHY THEY HAVE THEIR BASIC NECESSITIES HERE, CLOTHING, FOOD, SHOWERS, A BED TO SLEEP ON AND STAFF THAT SPEAK THEIR LANGUAGE, THE CULTURE THAT THEY ARE -- THE COLD TRUTH IS THEY ARE THOUSANDS MILES AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES. THEY CAN SPEAK TO THEIR FAMILIES TWICE A WEEK FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES. THOSE ARE VERY EMOTIONAL MOMENTS FOR THESE KIDS. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S NEXT. WHILE THEY'RE HOPING FOR A BETTER LIFE IN THE U.S. AND FOUGHT THEIR WAY OUT OF THEIR HOME COUNTRY, THE POSSIBILITY OF THEM GOING BACK SOON IS THERE. BUT UNTIL THAT NEXT STEP, THEY ARE HERE WORKING WITH CASE MANAGERS EVERY DAY WHO ARE UPDATING THEM ON THEIR IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS AND WHEN OR IF THEY'LL BE CONNECTED WITH THEIR FAMILIES HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.